The Balsillie School of International Affairs, in partnership with the Ditchley Foundation, conducted the first in a three-part series of ‘Critical Conversations’. The ‘Critical Conversations’ series serves as a forum which brings global thought leaders together to bridge important perspectives on intersectional issues currently challenging the global policy world.
This inaugural event “Building Resilient Futures: Covid, Climate and the Economy” - was a discussion on possible measures to shape a future for global resilience that is economically sustainable and capable of meeting the twin threats of climate stress and the health burdens of COVID-19.
It brought together the following global thought leaders who led the discussion:
Diana Fox-Carney – Climate Policy Expert
John Hancock – Senior Policy Adviser to the Director-General, World Trade Organization
William White - former Chairman of the OECD Economic and Development Review Committee, Head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements, and Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
Panel moderator:
Jatin Nathwani, Professor and STEM for Global Resilience Lead (BSIA/UW), Executive Director, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy